diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 295990b..5932f46 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     name="ctm-python-client",
     packages=find_packages(where="src"),
     package_dir={"": "src"},
-    version="2.4.1",
+    version="2.4.2",
     description="Python Workflows for Control-M",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
diff --git a/src/aapi/bases.py b/src/aapi/bases.py
index 32c613f..3fed094 100644
--- a/src/aapi/bases.py
+++ b/src/aapi/bases.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def run_on_demand(self, environment: Environment, inpath: str = f'run_on_demand{
                 else:
                     on_demand_workflow.add(self, inpath=inpath)
                 
-                on_demand_workflow.run_on_demand(
+                return on_demand_workflow.run_on_demand(
                     skip_login=skip_login, 
                     file_path=file_path, 
                     delete_afterwards=delete_afterwards,
diff --git a/src/ctm_python_client/__init__.py b/src/ctm_python_client/__init__.py
index cd2e500..62b11c2 100644
--- a/src/ctm_python_client/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ctm_python_client/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__version__ = '2.4.1'
+__version__ = '2.4.2'
 __author__ = 'BMC Software'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ctm_python_client/core/workflow.py b/src/ctm_python_client/core/workflow.py
index 065e4d1..0f38613 100644
--- a/src/ctm_python_client/core/workflow.py
+++ b/src/ctm_python_client/core/workflow.py
@@ -438,9 +438,12 @@ def run_on_demand(self, skip_login: bool = False, file_path: str = None, delete_
                 run_.open_in_browser()
             return run_
         except Exception as e:
-            errors = [err.get('message', '') + ' ' + err.get('item', '')
-                for err in json.loads(e.body)['errors']]
-            raise RuntimeError(f"AAPI request failed: {', '.join(errors)}")
+            if e.body:
+                errors = [err.get('message', '') + ' ' + err.get('item', '')
+                    for err in json.loads(e.body)['errors']]
+                raise RuntimeError(f"AAPI request failed: {', '.join(errors)}")
+            else:
+                raise e
         finally:
             if delete_afterwards:
                 fpath.unlink()
diff --git a/tests/test_aapi.py b/tests/test_aapi.py
index be36651..6ed1549 100644
--- a/tests/test_aapi.py
+++ b/tests/test_aapi.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+import pytest
 import json
 import aapi
 from ctm_python_client.core.workflow import Workflow, WorkflowDefaults, BaseWorkflow
@@ -151,3 +151,12 @@ def test_job_in_folder_run_as():
                    ''')
     assert workflow.get("TestFolder").as_aapi_dict() == o
     
+def test_run_ondemand_without_jobs():
+    demand_sub_folder = aapi.SubFolder("TestFolder")
+    with pytest.raises(Exception, match='Run is not allowed for json without jobs'):
+        demand_sub_folder.run_on_demand(Environment.create_workbench("refael"), WorkflowDefaults(run_as='workbench'), run_as='workbench', controlm_server='workbench')
+    
+    demand_folder = aapi.Folder("TestFolder")
+    with pytest.raises(Exception, match='Run is not allowed for json without jobs'):
+        demand_folder.run_on_demand(Environment.create_workbench("refael"), WorkflowDefaults(run_as='workbench'), run_as='workbench', controlm_server='workbench')
+
diff --git a/tests/test_sanity.py b/tests/test_sanity.py
index 68935d9..da5080e 100644
--- a/tests/test_sanity.py
+++ b/tests/test_sanity.py
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ def test_version_author():
     import ctm_python_client
 
     assert ctm_python_client.__author__ == 'BMC Software'
-    assert ctm_python_client.__version__ == '2.4.1'
+    assert ctm_python_client.__version__ == '2.4.2'